Lesson 7 Med Vocab

Front 1

ADEN-

Back 1

gland
(combining form)

Front 2

AER-

Back 2

air, gas
(combining form)

Front 3

BLENN-

Back 3

mucus
(combining form)

Front 4

CEL(I)-

Back 4

abdomen
(combining form)

Front 5

CH(E)IL-

Back 5

lip
(combining form)

Front 6

CHRON-

Back 6

time, timing
(combining form)

Front 7

CLA(S)-, -CLAST

Back 7

break, destroy
(combining form)

Front 8

-DESIS

Back 8

binding
(combining form)

Front 9

DESM-

Back 9

ligament, connective tissue
(combining form)

Front 10

DYNAM-

Back 10

force, power, energy
(combining form)

Front 11

GER-

Back 11

old age
(combining form)

Front 12

GNATH-

Back 12

lower jaw
(combining form)

Front 13

ISCH-, -SCHE-

Back 13

suppress, check
(combining form)

Front 14

KLEPT-

Back 14

steal
(combining form)

Front 15

LEI-

Back 15

smooth
(combining form)

Front 16

LEP-

Back 16

attack, seizure
(combining form)

Front 17

MAN-

Back 17

be mad
(combining form)

Front 18

MEL-

Back 18

limb
(combining form)

Front 19

MORPH-

Back 19

form, shape
(combining form)

Front 20

NOM-

Back 20

navel, umbilicus
(combining form)

Front 21

OMPHAL-

Back 21

navel, umbilicus
(combining form)

Front 22

PED-

Back 22

child
(combining form)

Front 23

PEN-

Back 23

decrease, deficincy
(combining form)

Front 24

-PEX-

Back 24

fixing, attachment
(combining form)

Front 25

PLAS(T)-

Back 25

form, develop
(combining form)

Front 26

PRESBY-

Back 26

old, old age
(combining form)

Front 27

PROSTAT-

Back 27

prostate gland
(combining form)

Front 28

PTY-

Back 28

spit
(combining form)

Front 29

PTYAL-

Back 29

saliva
(combining form)

Front 30

-RRHAPH-

Back 30

suture
(combining form)

Front 31

SIT-

Back 31

food
(combining form)

Front 32

STA(T)-

Back 32

stand, stop
(combining form)

Front 33

TAX-

Back 33

muscular coordination
(combining form)

Front 34

THERM-

Back 34

heat, temperature
(combining form)

Front 35

TROP-

Back 35

turning
(combining form)

Front 36

-PLASTY

Back 36

refer to plastic or restorative surgery

Front 37

-TROPISM

Back 37

refer to the turning of living organisms toward an external stimulus

Front 38

-CLAST

Back 38

an instument/device for breaking or crushing

Front 39

-STAT

Back 39

device/agent for stopping the flow of something

Front 40

-METER

Back 40

indicate an instrument for measuring

Front 41

-TOME

Back 41

indicates a device for cutting or excising